Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: jaypo on March 12, 2024, 10:09:50 AM
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Has anyone got nails that split vertically? I have ridges in mine,which I know is an age related thing but now they are split at the tip down towards the bed,they catch on everything and is painful if they split too far. I've tried all the vitamins for hair and nails....useless,so just wondered if anyone had tried anything. I'm even thinking of getting false nails for a while xx
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R U lacking in vitamins or minerals?
Mine have ridges also I've damaged the nail bed so 2 nails don't grow straight, they split so have to be kept filed close. Otherwise they catch, good job that I don't wear tights !
I'm getting a manicure and pedicure tomorrow, if she makes any comment I'll let you know. I used to eat raw jelly as a kid ......... :-X
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Jaypo do you wear gloves when washing up etc? Do you use nail polish which can dry the nails? Also have you had your blood tested lately to rule out any abnormalities? Sorry too many questions. My dad had this but it was tied in with his (at the time) undiagnosed psoriasis
Taz x
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Thanks ladies,yes please clkd,do ask when your getting your pedicure.
I had a full blood test done just last month Taz all ok but wondering about a vitamin deficiency test. Funny you should mention the nail polish,it's something I rarely use BUT on holiday over Xmas and new year I was wearing it constantly......hmmm,interesting.
And what does ...doing the washing up mean ;D ;D no,NEVER wear gloves,maybe that's something I should start doing x
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However, if the hands are sweaty inside rubber gloves, it can cause it's own problems ::)
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Thanks ladies,yes please clkd,do ask when your getting your pedicure.
I had a full blood test done just last month Taz all ok but wondering about a vitamin deficiency test. Funny you should mention the nail polish,it's something I rarely use BUT on holiday over Xmas and new year I was wearing it constantly......hmmm,interesting.
And what does ...doing the washing up mean ;D ;D no,NEVER wear gloves,maybe that's something I should start doing x
I used to wear gel nails, not false ones, but where they paint the gel on your own nail and then coat it with something that they then set under UV light. Personally I think coating your nails with anything like that will make it worse, they can't breathe and they dry out. When I'd have a break from the gel it took 3-6 months for my nails to get strong again, until then they'd be weak, bendy and split really easily. I'd look at a good quality conditioning treatment that you can paint on, keep them short and use oil every day. I am not sure about supplements but keeping them coated in something strengthening may well help. Dodge the gel and falsies tho x
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I agree Penguin, the few times that I have had shellac gel paint the nails have felt softer somehow.
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Oh ok, did wonder if falsies would make them worse,I've got oil from Opi but I think I'll look for strengthening stuff too,geez I'm falling to pieces these days
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Thanks ladies,yes please clkd,do ask when your getting your pedicure.
I had a full blood test done just last month Taz all ok but wondering about a vitamin deficiency test. Funny you should mention the nail polish,it's something I rarely use BUT on holiday over Xmas and new year I was wearing it constantly......hmmm,interesting.
And what does ...doing the washing up mean ;D ;D no,NEVER wear gloves,maybe that's something I should start doing x
🤣🤣Hot water and washing up liquid etc softens and weakens the nails. I had to wear gloves to even wash my hair for a while.
Taz x
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Mine were like this, started collagen powder and my nails are now so strong xx
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Oh ok, did wonder if falsies would make them worse,I've got oil from Opi but I think I'll look for strengthening stuff too,geez I'm falling to pieces these days
The opi oil is good - see if they also have strengthening one and then a clear coat of varnish on top x
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I have one nail that is permanently split downwards, I have tried the OPI nail oil, I put a gel nail layer over it otherwise it would have broken off by now and be very painful. I am currently trying the new OPI nail repair mode, I used it for the first 6 days as required, and now use it every time I take the gel nail polish off. I have cut the nail as short as I can. I am running out of ideas.
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Stop using the gel nail varnish. The nails need to breathe .........
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Mine were like this, started collagen powder and my nails are now so strong xx
What is the name of it Cara?
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Thanks girls, really appreciate your help rubber gloves,nail oil and collagen.
Hey we could form a band and call ourselves that ;D
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Thanks girls, really appreciate your help rubber gloves,nail oil and collagen.
Hey we could form a band and call ourselves that ;D
Actually, my friend has a beauty salon and she uses a nail repair / strength system called IBX. I can't put direct links on here but have a Google, she says it is what a lot of the professionals use x
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Thanks penguin,off to do that now xx
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The most common vitamin deficiencies that can lead to split nails are: iron deficiency. vitamin B7 (biotin) deficiency. zinc deficiency.
My therapist has problems but no advice for repair. She has used false nails but the problems returns when she removes them.
My feet and hands feel as soft as a babies bum after 2 hours treatment 8) :-*
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I do think I should get a vit deficiency test,wonder if the dr would do one 🤷♀️
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Which vitamin do you think might be missing?
Taz x
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Not sure Taz,maybe ones that clkd listed? It's just so strange that suddenly they're ALL splitting down the middle 🤷♀️
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It's awful. In the meantime, I would use sellotape .......... those finger stalls can cause sweating.
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I do think I should get a vit deficiency test,wonder if the dr would do one 🤷♀️
I think the GP only do b12, folate and D3. You could look at medi checks they do home testing kits? Perhaps a broad range of general bloods from the GP might shed some light on it though?
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If you have other symptoms of deficiency then your GP will probably do a test. Mine wouldn't test for Vitamin D until I had developed more specific symptoms other than brittle and breaking hair and I was then found to be really low. There is advice online about how to help with the problem. It is really common with people who have their hands frequently in water but is also linked to psoriasis and iron deficiency I think. Also, are your toenails also affected in the same way as I remember a podiatrist examining my finger nails when trying to work out whether my toe nail splitting was also happening to my finger nails which would indicate a nutrient deficiency. Do you have ridges before they split?
Taz x
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Thanks penguin for all your help xxx
Yes Taz I have ridges,had them for some time but this is the first time they've started to split vertically,my toenails are teeny but my big toenails also have ridges but not splitting,so maybe it is down to the nail polish, take vit d + K2 every day, was on calcium from the Dr but stopped as I was scared it would build in all the wrong places,I had a bone density scan and have osteopenia,this was over two years ago now x